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Gather Poets
by Maria Giesbrecht
A podcast for gutsy, bold poets. Weekly episodes.
Episodes
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From notes to manuscript | Lauren Rich at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Lauren Rich is a poet and a social worker from the Chicagoland area. Lauren writes a lot about girl/womanhood, relationships, and female rage. She is working on her first poetry manuscript which investigates how one can be both prey and predator, destroyed and defiant, harmed and harmful. The...
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Poetry & Vulnerability | Allison Mei- Li | Gather Poets
Allison Mei-Li is a poet, mother, and speech therapist living in California. Her writing has appeared in journals such as Rust & Moth, MER Literary, Voicemail Poems, and Wildscape. She was recently shortlisted for poetry prizes by Central Avenue and The Alpine Fellowship. To learn more about her...
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The Making of The Size of Your Joy | Elise Powers + Michelle Halket
Elise Powers received a BA in English Literature from Western Washington University. Her poems reflect on identity, womanhood, and the ordinary moments that make up a life. Her work has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies including Gather and Only Poems, and has been shortlisted for…
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Grief & Poetry | jp thorn | Gather Poets
jp thorn is a queer, neurodivergent artist raised in & returned to the bible belt. advocate for destigmatization & radically open communication, their work is inspired by humanness, reframing traditionalism, therapeutic processes, unlearning patriarchy, identity, & global patterns. they’re also a...
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Healing & Creativity | Bri Gearhart Staton at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Bri Gearhart Staton (she/her) is a South Dakota poet whose writing explores experiences that exist in the periphery. Bri’s poetry has been published by Button Poetry, FLARE, Wildscape, The Page Gallery Journal, Livina Press, and in a number of anthologies, including the Gather anthology. A mother...
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How to build literary community | Karan Kapoor from Only Poems
Karan Kapoor is the Editor-in-Chief of Strange Pilgrims and ONLY POEMS. His poems have appeared in Best New Poets, AGNI, Shenandoah, North American Review, and elsewhere. He’s on the editorial board of Alice James Books.
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Writing short poems | Nicole Zwolinski at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Nicole Zwolinski is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection, Motherhead. This is her first full-length book, and it will be published in summer 2026 by Finishing Line Press. She has been published in the Feminine Collective, Firewords Quarterly, Alternate Routes, Effemera, the first...
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Poetry + white space? | Alexa Hoggatt at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Alexa Brockamp Hoggatt is a poet and programmer from Tacoma, Washington. Her poems have been published in Sky Island Journal, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, and Strait Up Magazine, as well as a collection called “Voices of Tacoma”, published in collaboration with the City of Tacoma Arts...
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Digging into Strangeness | Sarah Frost at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Sarah Frost is a poet whose work wanders through time and place, currently based in Juneau, Alaska. She has been published in Beyond Words, Last Leaves, Palindrome Journal and Corporeal literary magazines. You can find her on Instagram @fromthenotesapp.gatherpoets.com
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First thought worst thought? | Kassandra Vilchis at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Kassandra Vilchis is a poet based in Minnesota. Her work thoughtfully examines themes of grief, womanhood, and generational relationships. She was recently short-listed for the 2026 Central Avenue Poetry Prize. Her writing appears in Bending Genres Journal, Rowayat, The Passion Fruit Review,...
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The Making of SET THE BONE | Jillian Stacia + Jo Krieg at the Publishing Table | Gather Poets
Hosted by Hannah Levy (@hnnhlvy)In this engaging conversation, Hannah Levy speaks with Jillian Stacia and Jo Krieg about the journey of publishing Jillian's poetry collection, "Set the Bone." Jillian shares her initial inspiration for writing poetry, which stemmed from a desire for creative...
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Poetry & Activism | Amiel Katz at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Amiel Katz (she/her) is a Salvadoran poet from Houston, Texas. She roots her writing in historical research and (re)imagines just futures for migrants and marginalized identities. Her work is featured in Nowhere Girl Collective and is forthcoming in Horizon Review and Bat City Review. You can…
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Poetry & Gratitude | Kelly Green at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
Kelly Green writes an average of twelvepoems a day, most between the hoursof one and fi ve a.m. She used to writeessays but now can’t stop writing poetry.She has written a miniature memoir onfood and class; she prays to god it will bepublished before she dies. She loves dogsmore than anything on...
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The Prose Poem as a Container | Dré Pontbriand at the Poetry Table | Gather Poets
This podcast episode features a conversation with Dré, who shares a powerful poem exploring themes of generational trauma, religion, and personal empowerment. The discussion delves into the creative process behind the poem and the transformative power of poetry as a means to confront and release...
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The Poetics of Connection | Hannah Rosenberg on Gather Poets
Hannah Rosenberg is a poet whose work has been shared widely online, and she has been featured in publications serving women and parents like Darling and In Kind. She lives in the greater Philadelphia area with her husband and daughter, who often find themselves as the subjects of her poems. You...
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Visual Art & Poetry | Helen Billett on Gather Poets
Helen Billett is a writer and artist who finds inspiration perched above the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto’s ravine-filled east end. She shares her home with her husband, two children, and their wonderfully complicated dog, Chewbacca. Her debut poetry collection, Cliffs and Cathedrals, explores...
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The mystery of poetry | Carlos Fernando on Gather Poets
Carlos Fernando Bravo Meneses is an emerging Mexican poet and psychologist that yearns to find community through poetry. You can find him on Instagram @flordeyermo. He promises he will answer.Gatherpoets.com
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Building trust as a poet | Daniel de Kock on Gather Poets
30-year-old teacher by day, poet at heart from South Africa now based in Cyprus. Writing has always been a part of my life, starting off with short stories until I found my passion in poetry.There is something cathartic about putting ‘big emotions’ into as little space as possible that helps me...
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Writing the body | Sukriti Patny on Gather Poets
Sukriti Patny is a writer and poet based in India who’s turned to the words in a flailing attempt to stay sane. She spends her time overthinking everything, writing confessional poems on the gorgeous mess we find in our insides, and exploring the many ways in which nature, unresolved feelings and...
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Writing Grief | Annalise Parady on Gather Poets
Annalise Parady is a poet and a social worker. She was born and rooted in Wyoming, but currently lives, writes, and grieves in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Her work has been published in Sonora Review and Corporeal Lit Mag. Annalise is available to tell you about the creatures and plants of the...
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Writing as architecture | Mary Geschwindt on Gather Poets
Mary Geschwindt (she/her) loves bicycles, sheep, clouds, and the color purple, in that order. With a background in architecture and urban planning, she can’t escape the metaphor of construction in poetry and poetry in construction. A transportation planner by day, poet by night, Mary is always...
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Writing as noticing | Mary Davini on Gather Poets
Mary is a poet, mother, sister, daughter, friend, and novice (but enthusiastic) birder. She is continuously inspired by the natural world and loathes being indoors. She self-published her first collection of nature-focused poetry, "This Wild Heart Inside Me," in the summer of 2024. You can find…
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The Cycle of Creativity | Hannah Levy on Gather Poets
Hannah Levy is a poet and editor living in Northern California. She has been published in Variant Literature, Sunday Mornings at the River, Indie Earth Publishing, Rhizo Magazine, and elsewhere. She's also the founder of The Rebis, an annual tarot-themed print anthology. When she’s not typing...
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Not-writing as a form of writing | ali cat on Gather Poets
ali cat is a New Jersey-based writer, artist, and community organizer. They are a contributingpoetry editor for The Selkie, and their most recent work can be found in SURviving Scandoval, aVanderpump Rules-themed poetry anthology published by Pink Plastic Press. When not writingon company time,...
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Collecting lines at a red light | Alina Kalontarov on Gather Poets
Alina Kalontarov is a teacher of English literature and Humanities in New York City. Whether in the classroom or through her poetry and photography, she hopes to inspire people to find their unique voice and vision in the increasingly myopic noise machine of the world. Her poems have found homes…
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Optimizing for joy? | Tanja Lau on Gather Poets
Tanja Lau and I dive into what it means to truly "optimize" for what you desire, both in poetry journey, but also in life. Tanja Lau believes life should have more plot twists, fewer alarms, and at least one epic soundtrack moment per day. She studied Comparative Literature before venturing into...
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Writing to conserve Mother Earth | Alex Dawson on Gather Poets
Alex Dawson is a writer, wildlife photographer and adult ESL teacher from Toronto. She published a photo-poetry book entitled “All these Living Things” last year, which landed at #2 in nature poetry on Amazon’s Bestseller List. She has been published by Queen’s Quarterly, The Bombay Literary...
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Can motherhood make you a better poet? | Jillian Stacia on Gather Poets
We welcome Jillian Stacia to the Gather Poets Pod to discuss motherhood and creativity, creative entrepreneurship, and how to stay motivated as a poet.Jillian Stacia wants to live in a world where the coffee is bottomless and the sweatpants are mandatory. She spends her days crafting creative…
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How to an "after" poem the right way | Isabelle Correa on Gather Poets
We welcome Isabelle Correa to our inaugural episode of Gather Poets Pod to discuss her forthcoming collection Good Girl And Other Yearnings, coming April 18th with Write Bloody Publishing.Isabelle Correa is a poet from Washington state now living in Mexico City. She studied creative writing at...
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A podcast for gutsy, bold poets. Weekly episodes.
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Gather Poets is created and hosted by Maria Giesbrecht.
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